Pope Leo XIV arrived on Saturday in Monaco for a whirlwind visit to the tiny Catholic principality, a millionaires’ playground on the French Riviera that is the pontiff’s surprise pick for the first western European trip of his papacy.
Arriving by helicopter from Rome, the pope was greeted by Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene at Monaco’s heliport.
In Monte Carlo, billboards featuring mild-mannered, white-cassocked Leo stand in stark contrast to the gleaming sports cars and throngs of…

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